Westin Hotel
May 6, 2010
11:00 am - 1:30 pm
Honoring Yvette McGee Brown The Carrie Nelson Black Award Honoree
Presenting Sponsors
Media Sponsors
Click Here to download the 2010 Carrie Nelson Black Mother's Day Tea Brochure.
Thank You!
We are truly grateful for all of the support we received from corporations and individuals for the Mother's Day Tea held May 7, 2009 at Scioto Country Club. We raised over $18,000! These funds will benefit children who are patients of The Breathing Association Lung Health Clinic.
Loann Crane The Carrie Nelson Black 2009 Award Honoree
Loann Crane has diligently worked on behalf of many organizations, including The Columbus Museum of Art, The Columbus College of Art and Design, and Greater Columbus Arts Council. As a founder of The Women's Fund, she promoted women's issues and their quality of life, serving the interests of more than 800,000 women and girls in Central Ohio. Her life long dedication to the arts and fair treatment of all Ohioans has led to Loann Crane's induction to the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame in 2008.
Carrie Nelson Black (1859-1936)
Founder, The Breathing Association, 1906
In 1906, Carrie Nelson Black founded the Columbus Society
for the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis, now The Breathing Association.
A woman ahead of her time, she volunteered as President and Chief Executive
for thirty years, using her keen vision and marked executive ability.
Mrs. Black also founded the Instructive District Nurses Association (1898),
Mother's Day in Ohio (1911) and the Columbus Cancer Clinic (1921), the
first free cancer clinic in the United States. She served as Director
of the Ohio Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis and initiated
building of the first tuberculosis cottages, Open Air School, and Nightingale
Cottage. Married to Probate Judge and Columbus Mayor Samuel L. Black,
Carrie Nelson Black was a pioneer and health crusader, spending her life
in service to humanity.
The Crane Family pictured left to right: Jamie, Rob, Loann, and Tanny
Colleen Marshall 2008 Carrie Nelson Black Award Honoree
Carrie Nelson Black Mother's Day Tea Committee:
Back Row: Karen Conrad, Jessica Randolph (Trustee),
Chr. Jo Roney (Trustee), Jeremy Ball, Sherri Lanthorn.
Front Row: Joan Evans Taylor (Trustee),
Darra Knott,
and Grace Chen (Trustee)
Pictured left to right: Chr. Jo Roney (Trustee) and Marie E. Collart, Ph.D. (President and CEO of the Breathing Association)
